Following a pair of reports of Chinese citizens being badly shocked -- in at least one case to death -- from what were discovered to be counterfeit and unsafe third-party USB power adapters, Apple is launching a worldwide program to exchange the fake or "no-brand" chargers for "properly designed adapters" from Apple and dispose of the potentially dangerous ones in an "environmentally friendly" way, according to a new notice on Apple's support pages. Beginning August 16, customers with concerns will be able to exchange their adapters for genuine ones.
